A information processing apparatus and a program are disclosed which make it possible to perform processing of an application on a secondary memory apparatus without the necessity for alteration to an OS incorporated in the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a central processing unit, a main storage apparatus and a secondary storage apparatus, and starts and executes a program on the main storage apparatus under the control of an OS incorporated therein. Even where the OS does not provide a function of handling an application on the secondary storage apparatus, a first program for performing supporting for copying the application into the main storage apparatus and executing the application is provided in the mains storage apparatus. A second program including place information of the application on the secondary storage apparatus and a starting code for starting the first program is produced on the first storage apparatus. A launcher can operate the second program similarly to the other applications on the main storage apparatus.